World News

8:14 AM
13-March
2010 Stomach Pain Hospitalizes Henry Kissinger In South KoreaFormer U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was admitted to a hospital in Seoul on Friday due to stomach pains.
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8:14 AM
13-March
2010 Stomach Pain Hospitalizes Henry Kissinger In South KoreaFormer U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was admitted to a hospital in Seoul on Friday due to stomach pains.
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6:56 AM
13-March
2010 Portugal Passes Austerity Budget Aimed At Cutting Budget DeficitPortugal's parliament has passed an austerity budget in order to cut its budget deficit to levels acceptable for countries using the euro.
Topics: politics, parliament, economy, business and finance, state budget and tax, economy, World

6:32 AM
13-March
2010 Turkey Recalls Envoy To SwedenTurkey has recalled its ambassador to Sweden after the Swedish parliament narrowly passed a resolution calling the killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during World War I genocide. The resolution passed by only a single vote. The ballot was 131-130 with 88 parliamentarians abstaining from the vote.
Topics: politics, parliament, diplomacy, international relations, crime, law and justice, war crime, World

5:16 PM
12-March
2010 Russia's Government-Owned Nuclear Company Inks Deal To Build More Nuclear Reactors In IndiaRussia's state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom announced it will build up to 16 nuclear reactors in India for power and defense.
Topics: government, politics, economy, business and finance, energy and resource, nuclear power, nuclear policy, World

   

3:31 PM
12-March
2010 "Distressed" Filipinos Repatriated From QatarThe Philippine Foreign Affairs Department said 26 workers were repatriated. Most of the Filipinos were under the custody of the Filipino Workers Resource Center, which serves as a temporary shelter for distressed workers or those accused of violations to their employment contract.
Topics: politics, labor, diplomacy, international relations, employee, World

3:24 PM
12-March
2010 U.K. Women Pick Breast Surgery, Nose Lifts, Face Lifts As Most Popular Cosmetic ProceduresA survey among 5,000 women from the United Kingdom has found they favor three types of cosmetic surgery: breast procedures, nose lifts and face lifts. The popularity of each procedure, however, varied by where the women lived.
Topics: science and technology, lifestyle and leisure, health treatment, beauty, technology, medical procedure/test, health, World, science and technology, lifestyle and leisure, health treatment, beauty, technology, medical procedure/test, health, World

3:24 PM
12-March
2010 U.K. Women Pick Breast Surgery, Nose Lifts, Face Lifts As Most Popular Cosmetic ProceduresA survey among 5,000 women from the United Kingdom has found they favor three types of cosmetic surgery: breast procedures, nose lifts and face lifts. The popularity of each procedure, however, varied by where the women lived.
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3:04 PM
12-March
2010 England Cuts Cheese Event Due To Health, Safety ConcernsAn annual Cheese Rolling event in Gloucester, England, has been cancelled this year because of health and safety concerns, according to organizers of the event. The hill down which the cheese is rolled holds approximately 2,000 people; around 15,000 people showed up last year to watch.
Topics: festive event, human interest, offbeat, curiosity, arts, culture and entertainment, World

12:56 PM
12-March
2010 Cuban Dissident On Hunger Strike Rushed To HospitalA Cuban dissident taking part in a hunger strike for the last 16 days was hospitalized on Thursday. Guillermo Farinas started the hunger strike in protest over the death of another hunger-striking dissident, Orlando Zapata, who died last month.
Topics: politics, human rights, health, illness, World